Jon Stewart Passed the Torch to Samantha Bee Last Night

If it weren't so damn depressing that he's gone, you'd almost appreciate the Jon Stewart narrative during this election cycle: He's like the sage warrior who traded in his sword to become a hermit in hiding.

What the story needs is a protege—someone to whom he can pass his knowledge and can take up the fight against The Orange One. For a while, that seemed like it would be Trevor Noah, the young comedian who took over Stewart's role as host of The Daily Show. But as the months have passed, and Noah has continued to struggle, we've had to look for that biting political comentary elsewhere. Among the Olivers and Colberts is Samantha Bee. A former correspondent on The Daily Show, Bee debuted her weekly show on TBS in February, and has since emerged as one of the most unique and toughest news satirists on television.

On Monday, Jon Stewart made an all-too-brief appearance on Full Frontal to give his blessing to Bee.

"I could really use some advice," Bee asked Stewart.

"Anything you need, you can always call me," Stewart told Bee.

But he doesn't actually give any advice. Instead, the conversation devolves into what he's actually doing on that farm of his.

So, why does he go on her show just to make some jokes about massages on animal farms? He doesn't exactly promote his own, farm since he didn't mention the name. Why didn't he give her any advice?

Maybe this is his way of giving his blessing to the work she's doing. This is her show—she doesn't need him to go on it and tell her what to do. She's doing fine on her own. Take, for example, how she totally eviscerated the media's coverage of Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton last night. It's a segment that should definitely make Stewart proud: